Where does “Измир” come from?

Измир (Kyrgyz) comes from Turkish İzmir, from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر, from Byzantine Greek Σμύρνη.

Ancestry of “Измир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishİzmirİzmir
2Ottoman Turkishازمیر—
3Byzantine GreekΣμύρνη—
Every word from Byzantine Greek Σμύρνη →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر →Every word from Turkish İzmir →
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